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bearwood

American

[bair-wood] / ˈbɛərˌwʊd /

noun

a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, the bark of which yields the drug cascara sagrada.

bearwood British

/ ˈbɛəˌwʊd /

noun

another name for cascara

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Etymology

Origin of bearwood

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; bear ² + wood ¹

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